1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota House District 64B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Orenstein (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Batcher (R) by 7.5 points.
Howard OrensteinDemocrat · winner
53.7%6,269
Bill BatcherRepublican
46.3%5,399
11,668 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET